Demonstrating energy efficiency with measurable targets
Demonstrating energy efficiency with measurable targets
Sustainability
We work on the future
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)
Sustainability plays an increasingly central role in all noris decisions. Therefore, we review our actions not only from an economic point of view, but also and in particular with regard to environmental and social compatibility. All our decisions must be sustainable in the long term.
Of course, we always try to drive technical innovations further, but it is precisely through this that we see the opportunity to shape our common future positively in the long term. We provide our services as environmentally responsible as possible and participate in projects that are dedicated to sustainability in the economic, environmental and social fields.
Energy-efficient data centers and systems
We want to keep our ecological footprint as small as possible, which is why we obtain the electricity for our data centers from renewable energy sources such as sun, wind, water and biogases.
We always purchase our hardware as reprocessed goods if it also meets our high quality standards. This means that used products are reused and no new primary resources have to be used. Additionally, this has the advantage that we can pass on the resulting lower prices to our customers for 100% functional goods.
In our newer data centers in Nuremberg and Munich, we rely on a unique, patented, modular concept for cooling with CECC (Combined Energy and Cooling Cells). This modern cooling system enables us to achieve up to 70% less energy consumption for cooling and operation. This not only reduces costs for our customers, but also protects the environment. In addition, we are the first IT provider who offer you a certified energy-efficient Level 4 data center as a colocation service.
We also developed a highly innovative concept to use the exhaust heat in the double ceiling of the data center in Nuremberg to cool our cloud systems. We therefore call it “Cloud on Top”. In this unique concept, the otherwise unused warm air is used for special cloud hardware designed for warmer environmental conditions.
In this way, we save space and at the same time increase the energy efficiency of our data centers even further – another contribution to Green IT!
We obtain our electricity from renewable energy sources and meet the strict criteria “CMS Standard Generation EE” of the TÜV for renewable energies.
Initiative “climate-neutral data centers”
Achieving the climate targets adopted by the EU and the German government is our top priority. For this reason, noris network AG, as a data center operator, is part of the “Climate-neutral data centers” initiative, which was newly founded in 2021.
We have set ourselves the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030 at the latest. By becoming a member, we are setting ourselves higher targets and measurement values than required by law. While others are still in the early stages of climate neutrality, we have already taken concrete measures and already meet the criteria of the “Climate Neutral Data Center Pact”.
The targets set address the following topics:
Nuremberg
Munich
Hof
Data Center in Nuremberg
We operate a total of seven high-security data centers owned by noris at five German locations. These are networked with each other and internationally via a high-performance backbone in order to ensure the construction of site-wide, redundant infrastructures.
Our modern data centers meet the highest requirements for security and energy efficiency, offer flexibly scalable space through to noris own cloud resources. More about our data centers
Data Center in Munich
We operate a total of seven high-security data centers owned by noris at five German locations. These are networked with each other and internationally via a high-performance backbone in order to ensure the construction of site-wide, redundant infrastructures.
Our modern data centers meet the highest requirements for security and energy efficiency, offer flexibly scalable space through to noris own cloud resources. More about our data centers
Data Center in Hof
We operate a total of seven high-security data centers owned by noris at five German locations. These are networked with each other and internationally via a high-performance backbone in order to ensure the construction of site-wide, redundant infrastructures.
Our modern data centers meet the highest requirements for security and energy efficiency, offer flexibly scalable space through to noris own cloud resources. More about our data centers
Environmentally conscious even during construction
Sustainable throughout the life cycle
Consistent alignment of operations
How sustainable are the data center operations?
Environmental and energy management certification
In order to establish the responsible use of natural resources at noris in the long term, our Nuremberg site and the Munich East data center are certified in accordance with ISO 14001. This represents proof of compliance with globally recognized requirements for an environmental management system. more
In addition, we have been certifie
d according to ISO 50001 at the same locations since 2020. This certification sets requirements for companies to introduce, implement and improve energy management systems. more
Sustainable resource management
E-Mobility
For a long time now, we are providing our employees with E-car charging stations to charge E-cars during working hours by using green electricity to save resources.
Since 2020 we are also offering charging stations for e-bikes. In combination with the possibility of a job bike, we hope to make a further positive contribution to a green world.
Furthermore, noris has decided to only provide company cars with electric drives – at attractive conditions! In combination with the charging stations, this is intended to promote the move away from fossil resources.
GAIA-X
The European project GAIA-X was founded with the goal of providing a competitive next-generation data infrastructure to counter the classic hyperscalers, without being bound by the CLOUD Act, for example. This infrastructure is not intended to compete with existing providers, but to provide a secure and trustworthy alternative through open interfaces.
It is a joint project of Germany, France and other European participants, who are actively working on the new ecosystem in the interaction between science, economy and administration.
We are a participating player in the GAIA-X project because we too believe that further technical progress can only be sustainable if there is a secure, transparent and trustworthy data infrastructure.
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